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Future plc (FRNWF)

USD4.07 +0.00 (+0.00%)
GB OTC Communication Services Publishing
Address Quay House BA1 1UA
Bath, ON, GB
CEO Ying Li
IPO 2014-01-08
ISIN GB00BYZN9041

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · FUTR.L (GBp) Other OTC · FRNWF (USD)
Description

Future Plc engages in the publishing of special-interest consumer magazines and websites and the operation of events in the areas of technology, games and entertainment, music, knowledge, creative and photography, field sports, and home interest. The firm operates through the U.K. and U.S. segments. Its brand portfolio includes techradar, T3, Gizmodo UK, Lifehacker UK, MacFormat, Mac Life, Maximum PC, GamesRadar+, PC Gamer, Kotaku UK, Edge, Total Film, SFX, Guitarist, Total Guitar, Guitar Techniques, Rhythm, Computer Music, Digital Camera, N Photo, Photo Plus, Professional Photographer, Photography Week, Creative Bloq, Net, Computer Arts, ImagineFX, and Generate. The company was founded by Chris Anderson in 1985 and is headquartered in Bath, the United Kingdom.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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USD4.07 +0.00 (+0.00%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
437
Beta
1.29
Float Shares
86.69M
Free Float %
95.2%
Price Performance
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+0.00% +0.00% +0.00% -10.87% -43.50% -29.28% -54.55% -58.33% -83.36% +138.10% -97.78%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (3 ratings, all time) Buy
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
4.07
DCF (Unlevered) 56.58 +1,290.3%
DCF (Levered) 53.18 +1,206.7%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
2.64
Grey zone
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
6 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
B+
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
1 / 5
Low
ROE Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
4 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Publishing: +0.8%
    +26.1% Q1'26: -10.6% (vs Q1'24)
  • EPS growth Publishing: +9.6%
    +23.9% Q1'26: -55.2% (vs Q1'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Publishing: +28.6%
    +14.7% Q1'26: +19.2% (vs Q1'24)
  • EBIT margin Publishing: +12.9%
    +16.0% Q1'26: +13.1% (vs Q1'24)
  • ROIC Publishing: +7.5%
    +8.9% Q1'26: +8.9% (vs Q1'24)
  • Share dilution Publishing: +0.0%
    -7.2% Q1'26: -18.8% (vs Q1'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Publishing: -0.41×
    1.32× Q1'26: 1.20× (vs Q1'24)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (1.33) × ERP
WACC = 54% × Ke + 46% × Kd (12.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 56.83 Current price: 4.07
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Sep 2015
actual
Sep 2016
actual
Sep 2017
actual
Sep 2018
actual
Sep 2019
actual
Sep 2020
actual
Sep 2021
actual
Sep 2022
actual
Sep 2023
actual
Sep 2024
actual
Sep 2025
actual
Sep 2026
7 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Sep 2027
7 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Sep 2028
4 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Sep 2029
3 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
59.80M
est: 87.86M (-31.9%)
59.00M
est: 74.89M (-21.2%)
84.40M
est: 110.41M (-23.6%)
124.60M
est: 152.13M (-18.1%)
221.50M
est: 266.22M (-16.8%)
339.60M
est: 429.70M (-21.0%)
606.80M
est: 810.72M (-25.2%)
825.40M
est: 916.74M (-10.0%)
788.90M
est: 961.36M (-17.9%)
788.20M
est: 787.31M (+0.1%)
993.63M
est: 738.15M (+34.6%)
711.49M
702.59M – 716.78M
-3.6% YoY
709.01M
693.29M – 728.15M
-0.3% YoY
711.64M
699.31M – 723.88M
+0.4% YoY
1.70B
1.67B – 1.73B
+139.1% YoY
EBITDA
700.0K
est: 26.51M (-97.4%)
-12.00M
est: 22.59M (-153.1%)
5.30M
est: 33.31M (-84.1%)
13.20M
est: 45.90M (-71.2%)
30.80M
est: 80.32M (-61.7%)
85.10M
est: 129.65M (-34.4%)
200.10M
est: 244.60M (-18.2%)
269.10M
est: 276.59M (-2.7%)
250.90M
est: 288.53M (-13.0%)
214.70M
est: 236.60M (-9.3%)
254.73M
est: 221.83M (+14.8%)
213.81M
211.14M – 215.40M
-3.6% YoY
213.07M
208.35M – 218.82M
-0.3% YoY
213.86M
210.15M – 217.54M
+0.4% YoY
511.34M
502.48M – 520.13M
+139.1% YoY
EBIT
-2.10M
est: 18.58M (-111.3%)
-14.40M
est: 15.83M (-190.9%)
600.0K
est: 23.35M (-97.4%)
5.30M
est: 32.17M (-83.5%)
15.40M
est: 56.29M (-72.6%)
55.00M
est: 90.86M (-39.5%)
142.70M
est: 171.43M (-16.8%)
185.90M
est: 193.84M (-4.1%)
171.10M
est: 194.72M (-12.1%)
131.10M
est: 158.55M (-17.3%)
158.88M
est: 148.65M (+6.9%)
143.28M
141.49M – 144.35M
-3.6% YoY
142.78M
139.62M – 146.63M
-0.3% YoY
143.31M
140.83M – 145.77M
+0.4% YoY
342.66M
336.72M – 348.55M
+139.1% YoY
Net Income
-1.30M
est: 3.50M (-137.2%)
-14.20M
est: 5.20M (-373.3%)
1.60M
est: 21.80M (-92.7%)
2.90M
est: 32.23M (-91.0%)
8.10M
est: 64.66M (-87.5%)
44.30M
est: 107.22M (-58.7%)
66.10M
est: 207.74M (-68.2%)
122.20M
est: 214.42M (-43.0%)
113.40M
est: 162.34M (-30.1%)
76.80M
est: 128.60M (-40.3%)
89.12M
est: 131.74M (-32.4%)
109.68M
107.21M – 112.13M
-16.7% YoY
111.68M
109.17M – 114.18M
+1.8% YoY
113.05M
110.50M – 115.58M
+1.2% YoY
95.28M
93.13M – 97.41M
-15.7% YoY
SGA
18.40M
est: 18.01M (+2.2%)
19.50M
est: 15.35M (+27.0%)
22.90M
est: 22.63M (+1.2%)
34.60M
est: 31.19M (+10.9%)
50.80M
est: 54.57M (-6.9%)
71.50M
est: 88.09M (-18.8%)
107.90M
est: 166.19M (-35.1%)
141.20M
est: 187.93M (-24.9%)
111.50M
est: 174.30M (-36.0%)
121.20M
est: 127.48M (-4.9%)
164.53M
est: 119.52M (+37.7%)
115.20M
113.76M – 116.06M
-3.6% YoY
114.80M
112.25M – 117.90M
-0.3% YoY
115.23M
113.23M – 117.21M
+0.4% YoY
275.51M
270.73M – 280.24M
+139.1% YoY
EPS
-0.05
est: 0.03 (-271.8%)
-0.50
est: 0.04 (-1,260.2%)
0.04
est: 0.18 (-79.5%)
0.05
est: 0.27 (-82.3%)
0.10
est: 0.54 (-81.6%)
0.46
est: 0.89 (-48.3%)
0.59
est: 1.72 (-65.8%)
1.01
est: 1.78 (-43.2%)
0.95
est: 1.41 (-32.7%)
0.67
est: 1.20 (-44.4%)
0.84
est: 1.23 (-31.9%)
1.03
1.00 – 1.05
-16.7% YoY
1.05
1.02 – 1.07
+1.8% YoY
1.06
1.04 – 1.08
+1.2% YoY
0.89
0.87 – 0.91
-15.7% YoY

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
282.62M
OE per share TTM
2.66
Owner's Yield
60.46%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
36.07%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
4.8%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

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At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

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Top institutional holders

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ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock

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Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

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Insider buys vs sells (history)

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Recent insider transactions

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Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
53.1K
Shares Outstanding
91.02M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Chin Shin Li Ying Chief Executive Officer & Director 805.0K male
Sharjeel Suleman Chief Financial Officer & Director 613.0K male
Lee Griffin Senior Vice President of GoCompare male
Marion Le Bot Head of Investor Relations female
Michael L. Peralta Chief Revenue Officer male
Neville Daniels Managing Director of APAC male
Rob George Senior Vice President of eCommerce & Transformation male
Simon Collis Senior VP of Technology, Games Verticals, Audience Development & Content Strategy male
Zack Sullivan Chief Revenue Officer male
Jason MacLellan Chief Technology Officer male
ESG Score History

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House Trading Activity

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